🇵🇹 Portuguese

fórmula

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

a fórmula

formula

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fórmula
/a ˈfɔʁmulɐ/
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How do you say fórmula in Portuguese?

IPA
/a ˈfɔʁmulɐ/

How do you pronounce fórmula in Portuguese?

fórmula is pronounced /a ˈfɔʁmulɐ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

A fórmula matemática complicada foi descoberta pelo cientista brasileiro.

The complicated mathematical formula was discovered by the Brazilian scientist.

Essa fórmula secreta é muito valiosa para a empresa porque ela garante produtos de qualidade superior.

This secret formula is very valuable for the company because it guarantees superior quality products.

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Why is it feminine?

Fórmula is feminine because it derives from Latin "formula," which was the feminine diminutive form of "forma" (form/shape), and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender from Latin. The diminutive suffix "-ula" in Latin typically produced feminine nouns, which is why the word retained feminine gender through Romance language evolution.

What is the Portuguese word for formula?

The Portuguese word for formula is a fórmula — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchformulelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishfórmulalafeminine

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